SPIDER
[ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]
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Definition
[ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]
noun
- Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
- A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
- A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).“2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, page 339.”
- An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.
- A spindly person.
verb
- To move like a spider.
- To cover a surface like a cobweb.
- (of a computer program) To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.“The online dictionary is regularly spidered by search engines.”
Source: Wiktionary
